Crab-eating Mongoose vs Eastern Amberwing

Herpestes urva compared with Perithemis tenera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	Eastern Amberwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Herpestes	Perithemis
Species	Herpestes urva	Perithemis tenera

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and Eastern Amberwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Amberwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	Eastern Amberwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Amberwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.